Cook County Crime
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Can working less lead to happier, healthier and better cops?Mar 01, 2024 5:15 am - Can fewer hours on the job lead to better policing and healthier, happier law enforcement officers? A police department in the Denver suburbs is trying to answer that que...
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Shelter: Dog taken from foster family in AntiochFeb 29, 2024 9:58 pm - A puppy being fostered for Heartland Animal Shelter was stolen from his foster family’s backyard in Antioch Wednesday.
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Former Arlington Heights police officer pleads guilty to domestic batteryFeb 29, 2024 2:39 pm - A former Arlington Heights police officer was sentenced Wednesday to two years of probation after pleading guilty to domestic battery. Michael Cowsert, 52, of Inverness, ...
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Des Plaines woman’s ID stolen for fake tax return, police sayFeb 27, 2024 7:23 am - A Des Plaines woman’s Social Security number was stolen and used to file a fraudulent income tax return, police said Monday. The fake return was filed Feb. 15. The scam w...
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Woman pleads guilty to bringing gun to DuPage County courthouseFeb 24, 2024 12:47 pm - A woman who brought a gun in to the DuPage County Judicial Center in Wheaton has pleaded guilty to illegally carrying a concealed gun. Suheir Barham, 47, was sentenced Tu...
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Elmhurst woman pleads guilty to aggravated battery of a childFeb 24, 2024 12:44 pm - An Elmhurst woman has pleaded guilty to strangling her young son. Gina L. Tuzzolino, 42, of the 400 block of Argyle, pleaded guilty Wednesday to aggravated battery of a ...
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Hanover Park man killed in shooting inside Chicago storeFeb 23, 2024 10:32 pm - A Hanover Park man is dead after being shot multiple times inside a Family Dollar store on the 5400 block of West Chicago Avenue Friday afternoon, according to Chicago po...
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Former teacher sentenced to sex offender probation for abusing students at Elgin preschoolFeb 23, 2024 3:26 pm - A former teacher at an Elgin preschool was sentenced Thursday to four years of sex offender probation for sexually abusing two students at the school. Frank Walaitis, 58,...
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Defendant charged in 19-year-old Elk Grove Village murder case ordered held at Cook County jailFeb 23, 2024 1:21 pm - A former Elk Grove Village man charged with the 2005 shooting death of a man he suspected was having an affair with his wife was ordered held at Cook County jail Friday f...
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Police: Man accused of driving 120 mph through Bensenville, downtown ElmhurstFeb 22, 2024 5:38 pm - An Oak Park man is being detained pretrial in connection with charges he drove up to 120 mph while trying to get away from police in Bensenville and Elmhurst, officials s...